The editorial team at BeInCrypto is comprised of some of the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry’s best and brightest. Each team member adheres to a strict set of journalistic principles and ethics in order to provide readers with only the highest-quality content.
We also all have a passion for injecting transparency and honesty into the cryptocurrency space. As such, we actively seek to identify disingenuous reporting, fishy ICOs, exit scams, and other non-transparent actions in a space meant to provide transparency.
49 Employees From All Over The World
Alena Afanaseva CEO
Dani Polo Chief Digital Officer
Joep Maenen Social Media Executive
Adam James Editor in Chief
Jessica Lloyd Business Development Manager
Volodymyr Denysiuk Team Lead & Developer
Aleksandr Sukhachev Developer
Scott Cunningham Interviewer
Taygun Doğan Social Media Manager/Team Leader
Vi Vi Editor & Social Media Manager
Fernando Fierro Social Media Manager
Heslei Oliveira Social Media Manager
Sergi Social Media Manager
Harrison Seletsky Social Media Manager
Nicolas Nogueira SEO Editor and Content Writer
Dawid Paluch SEO Editor and writer
Célia Hélène Astrid Simon Translator
Luis Blanco Translator & Editor Learn Project
Vi Thao Writer
Tanya Chepkova Editor in Chief (RU)
Ali Raza Writer
Osato Avan-Nomayo Reporter
Rahul Nambiampurath Writer
Karina Krupenchenkova Writer
Jimmy Aki Writer
Daniel Ramirez-Escudero Editor in Chief (ES)
Stéphane Dupont Translator
Vivian Vy Writer
Kyle Baird News Editor
Manfred Weber Editor
Paulo Alves Writer
Ronaldo Lessa Júnior Copywriter
Alex Roos German Team Lead & Editor
Airí Chaves Writer
Shilpa Lama Writer
Natalia Soboleva Translator
Caio Nascimento Editor & Translator
Francis Dufour Editor in chief (FR)
Michał Adamski Writer
Jenya Likhodey Writer
Anton Lucian Senior Reporter
Isabel Pérez Writer
Jose Lanz Writer
Ayberk Topbaş Writer
Valdrin Tahiri Technical Analyst/Writer
Kornel Gajewski Translator
Yulia Yudina Translator
Anastasia Gnetova Designer
Gwen Phan Designer
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Management
Alena Afanaseva
CEO Alena has been in finance for more than 15 years, working as an editor, financial analyst and analytical department head at different stages of her professional life. It was 2016, when she wrote her first Bitcoin analysis, that she became impressed by the simplicity and the beauty of the blockchain concept.
Dani Polo
Chief Digital Officer Dani Polo is the Head of SEO at BeInCrypto.com. For over seven years, Daniel provided SEO for companies ranging from small businesses all the way up to Fortune 500 corporations. He is heavily focused on Fintech and Finance sector. Daniel earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. He also has certifications from YCombinator Startup School, SEMRush and Hubspot. He’s currently focused on machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Joep Maenen
Social Media Executive Joep is a Bitcoin investor and trader since 2013. He was the co-founder of Blocker.nl, formerly the largest cryptocurrency news website of the Netherlands and Belgium. He graduated in Political Science and specialized in political economy, digital counter-culture and digital activism. He is the chief of all BeInCrypto's social media teams.
Adam James
Editor in Chief Adam is the Editor-in-Chief of BeInCrypto. He has been deeply involved in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries for many years and previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of Bitcoinist.com. He regularly attends international Bitcoin and blockchain conferences. Adam earned his B.A. degree in English Language and Literature from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 2011. He also studied the Comparative History of Central, Southeastern, and Eastern Europe at Central European University.
Jessica Lloyd
Business Development Manager Jess graduated in the United Kingdom with a Biology degree and then spent several years managing communications for companies in the United Arab Emirates, Africa and South East Asia. She believes that bridging the education gap is a vital step in mainstream understanding of what emerging technologies can offer societies worldwide.
Editorial
Adam James
Editor in Chief Adam is the Editor-in-Chief of BeInCrypto. He has been deeply involved in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industries for many years and previously served as the Editor-in-Chief of Bitcoinist.com. He regularly attends international Bitcoin and blockchain conferences. Adam earned his B.A. degree in English Language and Literature from Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania in 2011. He also studied the Comparative History of Central, Southeastern, and Eastern Europe at Central European University.
Nicolas Nogueira
SEO Editor and Content Writer Nicolas is an Attorney at Law with an MBA in InternationalTrade. He is currently studying journalism and has been following blockchain technology and Bitcoin since the 2017 rally. His goal is to help apply this technology in order to help Brazil become more advanced in terms of its economy and social development.
Vi Thao
Writer Vi has been writing for more than eight years and graduated from the Academy of Journalism and Communication where he spent four years studying the Sociology subject. Since then I have worked as a writer in many fields. As a writer, he want to inform the audience with useful, timely news.
Email:thaovanvi@gmail.com
Osato Avan-Nomayo
Reporter Osato first encountered Bitcoin in 2010 while still studying for his first degree in Chemical Engineering. From reading the white paper and getting involved in the community, he has continued to contribute towards providing accurate reporting on the happenings in the crypto space. He has written scores of in-depth analytical articles and thousands of news reports covering several aspects of the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry. When not immersed in the crypto news cycle, he can usually be found reading history books or trying to beat his Scrabble high score.
Rahul Nambiampurath
WriterKarina Krupenchenkova
Writer Karina has degrees in journalism, PR and international economics. She is a member of the National Union of Journalists of Ukraine, the International Association of Journalists, and is the author of books on communications. She has government awards for the development of journalism in Ukraine. She has been writing about cryptocurrencies for more than five years and is also the organizer of events dedicated to blockchain issues and cryptocurrencies.
Jimmy Aki
Writer Based in the United Kingdom, Jimmy is an economic researcher with outstanding hands-on and heads-on experience in Macroeconomic finance analysis, forecasting and planning. He has honed his skills, having worked cross-continental as a finance analyst, which gives him inter-cultural experience. He currently has a strong passion for blockchain regulation and macroeconomic trends — as it allows him peek under the global bonnet to see how the world works.
Daniel Ramirez-Escudero
Editor in Chief (ES) Daniel is the spanish team leader and Editor in Chief for the spanish edition of BeInCrypto. He has experience trading as a scalp trader with futures in the DAX market. An enthusiast of Bitcoin, altcoins, blockchain and the new financial revolution since the beginning of 2017, he absorbs more information every day. Daniel has several years of experience in technological media — mainly as a front-end developer and as an interaction designer. He has a degree in Audiovisual Communication and a Master in Web Design and Development. Currently, he has launched himself into the world of cryptocurrencies and loves writing, analyzing and chatting about them.
Stéphane Dupont
Translator Stéphane grew up in the United Kingdom and France — and lived in a number of European countries — and has been a freelance translator and interpreter of twenty years.
Email:stephanedupont@hotmail.com
Manfred Weber
Editor Manfred has been a foreign correspondent in Paris for leading German news magazine Focus. In 2014, he changed into internet-based copywriting and writing. He has been at BeInCrypto since May 2020.
Paulo Alves
Writer An Amazon-born journalist temporarily living in Spain, Paulo is passionate about techonology, science and everything crypto. Having worked as a reporter for many years in a major Brazilian media company and having covered many cyberattacks, he has this intense feeling that people should not panic about security — as long as they reset their passwords every thirty seconds.
Ronaldo Lessa Júnior
CopywriterAlex Roos
German Team Lead & EditorShilpa Lama
Writer Shilpa is a freelance tech writer and journalist who is deeply passionate about artificial intelligence and pro-freedom technologies such as distributed ledgers and cryptocurrencies. Her expertise lies in turning complicated technical concepts into easy-to-read, informative articles — without distorting or diluting facts. She is a jack-of-many-trades with hands-on experience in network engineering, front-end web development, copywriting, and digital marketing. She is also a full-time foodie, semi-skilled musician, and wannabe horror writer.
Natalia Soboleva
TranslatorFrancis Dufour
Editor in chief (FR) Francis is highly-knowledgeable, versatile and tech-savvy — being into crypto-economics and blockchain technology since 2012. He has previously worked for a cryptocurrency-based project as their community manager, as well as a financial advisor for the leading financial cooperative in Canada. Francis also has experience as a trader, investor and cryptocurrency miner.
Anton Lucian
Senior Reporter Anton has been a writer in the blockchain industry since 2018 and a reporter for BeInCrypto since 2019. Every since first encountering cryptocurrencies in the summer of 2017, Anton has believed in the industry's promise. With a background in economics and history, he writes with the conviction that we are amid the '4th industrial revolution.'
Jose Lanz
Writer José Lanz is a Venezuelan lawyer, professor and writer with a background in economics, specializing in strategic planning. Lanz currently focuses on covering the world of cryptocurrencies, fintech and blockchain technologies. His work has appeared in several English-language publications. Before getting fully involved in this world, he used to write for several local Spanish-language publications on a variety of topics. Also, Lanz is a strong believer that chocolate is better than coffee.
Valdrin Tahiri
Technical Analyst/Writer Valdrin discovered cryptocurrencies while he was getting his MSc in Financial markets from the Barcelona graduate school of Economics. Shortly after graduating, he began writing for several different cryptocurrency related websites as a freelancer before eventually taking on the role of BeInCrypto's Senior Analyst.
Kornel Gajewski
Translator Having tried his luck in internet sales, Kornel moved on to other things. He is flient in English and provides translation services as a hobby. Professionally emerging fromthe health care business, he has a lot of experience in direct contact with people and their problems. He has been involved in cryptocurrencies since 2017.
Yulia Yudina
Translator Yulia is a translator and financial market analyst with more than 10-years of experience in financial and cryptocurrency outlets. She has worked as a translator, analyst and content creator in a number of Russian and foreign financial companies. She has been involved in the cryptocurrency and blockchain industry since 2015.
Design
Anastasia Gnetova
Designer Anastasia has a Masters in Journalism and has been involved in the design process of fintech products for more than five years. She always had a passion for a good content, both visual and text-based. BeInCrypto allows her to express her emotions in the creative space and stay up-to-date on topics like crypto and blockchain.
IT
Dani Polo
Chief Digital Officer Dani Polo is the Head of SEO at BeInCrypto.com. For over seven years, Daniel provided SEO for companies ranging from small businesses all the way up to Fortune 500 corporations. He is heavily focused on Fintech and Finance sector. Daniel earned his Bachelor of Science in Computer Science from Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya. He also has certifications from YCombinator Startup School, SEMRush and Hubspot. He’s currently focused on machine learning and artificial intelligence.
Marketing
Joep Maenen
Social Media Executive Joep is a Bitcoin investor and trader since 2013. He was the co-founder of Blocker.nl, formerly the largest cryptocurrency news website of the Netherlands and Belgium. He graduated in Political Science and specialized in political economy, digital counter-culture and digital activism. He is the chief of all BeInCrypto's social media teams.
Vi Vi
Editor & Social Media Manager Vi Vi has been in finance and e-commerce for more than six years as a personal investor and team leader. She has a passion for finance and technology — and has been involved with blockchains and cryptocurrencies as a community builder, editor, writer, and fund trader since 2017. With her contagious enthusiasm, she has shared a lot of knowledge about blockchain and trading with communities.
Fernando Fierro
Social Media Manager Fernando is a highly curious and resourceful person with a conviction to serve and put earned knowledge to good use. He's also passionate about cryptocurrency use cases and adoption — and curious about fintech, e-commerce, and all-things China. He enjoys good company and always craves outdoor activities. With a Bachelors in Industrial Engineering, he is also experienced in social media marketing, mass event management, web/graphic design, and data analysis.
Heslei Oliveira
Social Media ManagerSergi
Social Media Manager Sergi manages the social media accounts for the Spanish edition of BeInCrypto. Before being involved in blockchain projects, he participated in digital advertising and marketing campaigns for renowned consumer brands in Spain and Latin America. He has also worked as a digital transformation and partnerships consultant for several companies. He is passionate about decentralized finance and startup culture with geographically-distributed teams.
Harrison Seletsky
Social Media Manager Harrison is originally from has been involved in the blockchain space since 2016 and is obsessed with everything related to distributed ledger technology. With a background in research, analytics, and marketing, Harrison wants to continue to spread the benefits and usability of blockchain to all relevant people, fields, and industries that it has the potential to impact across the globe.